Franz Joseph Haydn - Trumpet Concerto in E flat, Hob. VIIe:1, (1796) Joseph Haydn's Concerto per il Clarino (Hob.: VIIe/1) (Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major) was written in 1796 for his long-time friend Anton Weidinger. Joseph Haydn was 64 years of age. A favourite of the trumpet repertoire, it has been cited as "possibly Haydn's most popular concerto". The work is composed in three movements (typical of a Classical period concerto), they are marked as followed: I. Allegro (sonata) II. Andante (A-B-A) III. Allegro (rondo) In addition to the solo trumpet, the concerto is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 (presumably natural) trumpets (which generally play in support of the horns or timpani rather than the solo trumpet), timpani, and strings.
Trumpet : Alison Balsom Alison Louise Balsom, Lady Mendes, OBE (born 7 October 1978) is an English trumpet soloist, arranger, producer, and music educator. Balsom was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and has won three Classic BRIT Awards and three German Echo Awards, and was soloist at the BBC Last Night of the Proms in 2009. She was the artistic director of the 2019 Cheltenham Music Festival.
